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Sunk following an accidental explosion, 11 October 1960
General characteristics
Type
Armament store carrier
Displacement
603 tons
Length
125 ft (38 m)
Beam
24 ft (7.3 m)
Draught
12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion
Ruston-Hornsby diesel engines - 2 shafts BHP 306
Speed
7.5 knots (13.9 km/h)
Range
1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km) at 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h)
Complement
3 officers, 17 sailors
HMAS Woomera was an Australian naval vessel operated by the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in Fremantle, Western Australia, she was one of a class of 32 wooden motor vessels intended for the Department of Commerce, but later allocated to the Army. She initially entered service in late 1945 as AV 1356 (Ashburton), before being transferred to the RAN on 23 January 1946 and commissioned as Woomera.[1] The ship's main role was carrying stores and dumping obsolete ammunition surplus from all three military services at sea.[2] In this role she visited many ports in Australia and New Guinea.
^"HMAS Woomera". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^John Gorton, Minister for the Navy (11 October 1960). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Commonwealth of Australia: Senate. p. 977.
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